It was the 8th highestgrossing film of 2004 and currently is in the top 250 highestgrossing films of all time. There has been much scholarly debate as to whether mythical troy actually existed and if so whether the. In troy high, the war between the trojans and spartans take place on the football field, where two players from opposing teams battle for the heart of elena argos helen in the original. In the movie, it tells about a famous mythological hero. Every friday he unplugs and honors the sabbath, spends the da. Helen and paris falling love, the arrival of helen in troy, and the downfall of troy. Because the status of covid19 is rapidly changing both here in the u. The odyssey is the story of odysseus, one of the greek participants, attempting to return home after the war, while subjected to many difficulties imposed by the gods he angered by his conduct at troy. Homers iliad, a classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. With the main character a spartan who was made to go to the spartans because there is once a year people go from school to school. Troy describes meeting rose, and rose replies, troy, you ought not talk like that. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible.
Due to the political situation in iraq, the location for scale shots was moved from morocco to mexico, an ideal alternate choice with its broad beach. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by. Troy high follows the story of two high schools, troy high, the trojans, and lacede high, home of the spartans, as they declare war on a modern day battlefieldthe football field. Hedlund does bear a notable resemblence to pitt he was undoubtedly cast as patroclus for that reason, both because their characters are cousins and because of the requirement to successfully pull off the masquerade as achilles during the scene and thus could readily be mistaken for. The first lines of the first book of the iliad essentially spoil the rest of the story. Paris orlando bloom, the young prince of troy, eloped with helen diane kruger, the queen of sparta, after a mission to sign a peace treaty with menelaus brendan gleeson, the king, with the elder trojan prince hector eric. Really, i didnt have that high hopes for this book. Watching the scene carefully, i would say that garrett hedlund plays the character throughout. Dec 31, 2010 narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field. Troy and the gang of east high school are going through their senior year, facing graduating and going their separate ways. However, the rushed decision presented some obstacles. Chryseis lisa brito is kidnapped from her mother chryses liz brito.
Troy is based on the epic poem the iliad by homer, according to the credits. The executive producer of the series is matt youngberg, who grew up in yorba linda, and went to troy high school in fullerton. Produced by units in malta, mexico and britains shepperton studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by brad pitt, eric bana, and orlando bloom. After the beautiful elenawho used to be the captain of the spartan cheerleaderstransfers to troy high and falls madly in love with cassies brother perry. Troy daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays. Television hk this category is for questions and answers related to high school musical movies, as asked by users of. With its beautiful actors, breathtaking scenery and costumes, the movie troy is a movie for hollywood that is sure to be a box office hit. Published august 2009 by amulet books in hardcover, paperback, and ebook.
Palace of sparta reception hall continuous 8 menelaus 40, king of sparta, stands at the head of a massive table that spans the length of a hall lit by torches. This retelling puts an interesting spin on the original, and makes me want to read homers story. Paris and hector, played by orlando bloom and eric bana, are the trojan brothers who lead their people into war against agamemnon and the greeks. Troy high was inspired by the story of the trojan war and helen of troy. The first week of the year is serving up a ton of new movies and shows on your favorite platforms. The movie took place in greece, but a very long time ago. Better a couple of hundred sweaty warriors than two masses of 50,000 men marching toward one another across a sea of. It has been ten years since the war began after paris swept helen away from her husband in greece to his home in troy, causing her husband to wage a war to return her back to him. Homers sprawling tale of love and war in ancient greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epicscale adventure. It was the 8th highestgrossing film of 2004 and currently is in the top 250.
It was the time when people still fought with swords and there were world leaders always trying to. Troy ohios high schools spring sports teams arent the only ones waiting to find out there future. Examine golden artifacts referred to as priams treasure, view excavations at mycenae in greece, and meet heinrich schliemann the controversial excavator who uncovered troy and. Preferring reading books to fighting, he was compelled to take up boxing by his stepfather, who insisted. Is troy the movie an allusion to the book the odyssey. Brad pitt plays achilles, the unbeatable greek warrior fighting for his own glory, and agamemnon is the greedy king trying to extend his power. Find troy high at an independent bookstore near you. Troy is a 2004 angloamerican action movie about the trojan war. Plot summary for troy 2004, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
Troy high school is a public high school in fullerton, california, usa, acclaimed for its many programs including troy tech and international baccalaureate. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. Troy high follows the story of two high schools, troy high, the trojans, and lacede high, home of the spartans, as they declare war. She was best friends with a from her old school the trojans starts to get a crush on him, but there is a rival between the schools. Troy is the name of the bronze age city attacked in the trojan war, a popular story in the mythology of ancient greece, and the name given to the archaeological site in the northwest of asia minor now turkey which has revealed a large and prosperous city occupied over millennia. This movie reenacts the legend of the trojan war in 1193 b. Book trailer for the young adult novel troy high by shana norris, a modern day retelling of the iliad set in two high schools that are huge. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high.
It was the time when people still fought with swords and there were world leaders always trying to conquer more land. The protagonists are troy bolton, a basketball team captain, and gabriella montez vanessa hudgens, a shy transfer student excelling in math and science. Fences questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. With brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, julian glover. With the main character a spartan who was made to go to the spartans because there is. Books similar to troy high meet your next favorite book. Briseis is a trojan priestess and hectors cousin, captured during the attack on apollos temple. Troy music from the motion picture james horner songs. Helen and paris falling love, the arrival of helen in troy. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider who fears that an epic high school rivalry is about to go up in flames, the story follows the battling trojans and spartans as they.
The school is part of the fullerton joint union high school district. Where were zeus, athena, poseidon, ares, apollo, in troy the movie. For example, there is a return to handmade pottery after centuries of wares made on the wheel. Troy high school alumnus heading up reboot of ducktales for. Raised alone by his mother until the age of 6, he experienced a harsh upbringing in a tough urban area, suffering bullying and taunts from his peers, partly due to the absence of his father, and often sustained serious injuries through fighting. Having already seen most of its spring and even summer fundraising efforts cancelled, the troy post 43 american legion baseball program, including its junior legion, legion and legends teams, is now waiting to see when it could.
Two emerging nations begin to clash after paris, the trojan prince, convinces helen, queen of sparta, to leave her husband, menelaus, and sail. Troy s selfdoubts are rooted in his disappointing life and the hardships he endured while providing for himself and his family. Wolfgang petersens 2004 film, troy, isnt historically accurate and it isnt faithful to its literary source. The iliad tells only a small portion of the 10 year trojan warabout 9 weeks, i believe. As of the 201920 school year, 2,604 students attend the school.
Bresnahans book was the basis of the upcoming movie the miracle season. Agamemnon is inspired to attack troy by a dream sent by the gods, who want to bring his army misery for taking briseis away from achilles. Coastal mexico is an endangered turtle habitat, so to be granted permission to set up the greek encampment and build boats on the large stretch of beach, the film crew implemented. Book trailer for the young adult novel troy high by shana norris, a modern day retelling of the iliad set in two high schools that are huge football rivals. Homers iliad im afraid my knowledge of the story of troy is limited to the film starring brad pitt.
After elena helen of troy transfers to troy high and. And achilles doesnt rage so much as pout and glower. I had read the first book in this series, troy high and i loved that it was actually what made me interested in this next book which is the sequel to troy high. But, at a runtime of nearly three hours, troy is the most thorough. It is loosely based on homers iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decadelong trojan warcondensed into little more than a. Troy, based on the iliad, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of homers classic and one cannot help noticing the major differences between the book and the movie. Troy high will seduce readers with its incendiary cast of mythic proportions. West high volleyball coach to promote caroline found book. A native of the pacific northwest, troy grew up in the seattle area and strongly believes god created the beauty of seattle on the eighth day.
Based on the epic poems of the aeneid by publius vergilius maro. Princes of troy, on our last night together, queen helen and i salute you. But in order to provide the audience with muchneeded context, troy condenses the story of the trojan war, drawing from various. It has been ten years since the war began after paris swept helen away from her husband in greece to his home in troy, causing her husband to wage a. The new movie will, instead, focus on the cousin of twins sharpay ashley. Find out where troy is streaming, if troy is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Troy high troy high, book 1 by shana norris fantastic fiction. A lot of research went into this book, not only on the trojan war itself, but also on individual characters in the story and american high school football and high. Jun 03, 2009 book trailer for the young adult novel troy high by shana norris, a modern day retelling of the iliad set in two high schools that are huge football rivals. It stars brad pitt as achilles, eric bana as hector, and peter otoole as king priam. Jun 05, 2014 a gender bent modern take on homers iliad. West high volleyball coach hosts miracle season, caroline found book release party in iowa city. Find books like troy high from the worlds largest community of readers.
One of the most noticeable differences between the book and the movie is the absence of the gods. Troy was born into a large, poor family with only an abusive, but hardworking father as a caretaker. The movie sidesteps the existence of the greek gods, turns its heroes into action movie cliches and demonstrates that were getting tired of computergenerated armies. High school musical 4 troy gabriella breakup, sad movie. See ancient greek pottery, depicting stories from the iliad. This movie is the watereddown, greatest hits, classic comics version. What does rose want troy and cory to finish building.
The iliad consists of 24 books and is structured episodically. In this story behind the movie, take a virtual trip to turkey and view the troy excavations. Read more about endofyear procedures for all troy students important endofyear information for all troy high school students posted on. He and his wife of 29 years, jana, have two daughters and two grandchildren. In the movie briseis comes from lyrnessus, and is captured by the aecheans before the siege of troy. Main, secondary and even large scenes were very good. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider who fears that an epic high school rivalry is about to go up in flames, the story follows the battling trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field. Hector often opposes the high priest of troy as both try to convince priam of the best. Homers iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field.
If there is another book in this series i would love to read it. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Troy is based on the iliad, which tells part of the story of the great war between greece and troy. Xanthe and marpessa are sisters living in troy during a time of the war. Directed by wolfgang peterson, the movie troy is based on an adaptation of homers great epic the iliad. The events of troy high mostly parallel the events of the iliad, although some events not detailed in the iliad have been added to flesh out the story in my book. An adaptation of homers great epic, the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Prom, graduation, grades, personal item pick ups, chicken dinner tickets, musical tickets, etc.
Due to district rezoning some of the spartans will now have to attend troy, including the most beautiful head cheerleader, elena argos. Terence longdon as patroclus janette scott as cassandra eduardo ciannelli as andros. Troy high by shana norris great reads for teens and tweens. After the beautiful elenawho used to be the captain of the spartan cheerleaderstransfers to troy high and falls madly in love with cassies brother perry, the spartans vow that the annual homecoming game.
From homers iliad to hollywood epic bryn mawr classical. Troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods medium. Unusually good for the era of comic book superheroes. The iliad is a story about love, honor, betrayal, fate, ambition, and of course, hubris the adventure of the best warrior there ever was or will be. Fans know that high school musical 4 is in the works for real, but that zac efron and vanessa hudgens wont return. Troy movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. After the beautiful elenawho used to be the captain of the spartan cheerleaderstransfers to troy high and falls madly in love with cassies brother perry, the. Swordandsandal epic film greek mythology in popular culture list of bookbased war films wars before 1775 list of films based on poems list of. Chryses receives a call telling her that her daughter is with. Mar 15, 2012 troy high follows the story of two high schools, troy high, the trojans, and lacede high, home of the spartans, as they declare war on a modern day battlefieldthe football field. Troy s demise is a combination of his own actions coming back to haunt him, a racist society and bad luck. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider who fears that an epic high school rivalry is about to go up in. This is troy high book trailer by pleasant view library on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Who originally knows about troy s affair with alberta.
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